2012 Hyundai Tucson Owners Manual

Driving your vehicle
TRAILER TOWING
If  you are  considering  towing  with your
vehicle, you  should first  check with  your
state’s  Department of  Motor Vehicles  to
determine their legal requirements.
Since  laws vary  from state  to  state the
requirements for  towing trailers, cars,  or
other types of vehicles or apparatus may
differ. Ask an authorized HYUNDAI deal-
er for further details before  towing.
Remember that trailering is different than
just   driving    your    vehicle    by   itself.
Trailering  means  changes  in   handling,
durability, and fuel  economy. Successful,
safe  trailering   requires   correct  equip-
ment, and it has to be used  properly.
WARNING - Weight limits
Before towing,  make sure the  total
trailer  weight, GCW  (gross  combi-
nation weight), GVW (gross vehicle
weight),  GAW  (gross  axle  weight)
and trailer tongue load  are all with-
in the limits.
This section  contains many  time-tested,
important trailering  tips and safety rules.
Many  of  these  are   important  for  your
safety   and  that   of   your  passengers.
Please read this  section carefully before
you pull a trailer.
WARNING - Towing a trail-
er
CAUTION
Pulling   a   trailer   improperly   can
damage  your vehicle  and result  in
costly repairs  not covered  by your
warranty. To pull  a trailer  correctly,
follow the advice in this section.
If you  don't use  the correct  equip-
ment and drive improperly, you can
lose control when you pull a trailer.
For  example,  if  the   trailer  is  too
heavy,  the  brakes   may  not   work
well -  or  even at  all. You and  your
passengers  could  be seriously  or
fatally injured.  Pull a  trailer only  if
you  have followed  all the  steps  in
this section.
Load-pulling  components   such  as  the
engine, transaxle, wheel assemblies, and
tires  are forced  to  work  harder against
the load of the added weight. The engine
is required to operate  at relatively higher
speeds  and  under  greater   loads. This
additional  burden generates  extra  heat.
The  trailer   also  adds   considerably  to
wind  resistance,  increasing  the  pulling
requirements.
Your vehicle can  tow a trailer. To identify
what the vehicle  trailering capacity is for
your vehicle,  you  should read  the infor-
mation  in   “Weight  of   the  trailer”   that
appears later in this section.
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